FUN FACTS
Fun Chess Facts:
- Chess is a required school subject in Armenia.
- The longest official game of chess took place in 1989 that went on for 20 hours and included 269 moves.
- In a single game of chess, there are 400 possible moves after each move played.
- It is possible to checkmate your opponent in just two moves
- Chess is a proven way to improve memory function.
- The world record for the number of moves without capture is 100, and was set in 1992.
- About 70% of the adult population has played chess at some point in their lives, and about 605 million adults play chess regularly!
